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DIANA WOOD

Katy,Texas

Summary

As an experienced educator with a strong background in English Language Arts (ELA) and ESL instruction, I bring over a decade of diverse teaching experience. My passion lies in designing curricula, assessing student progress, and helping learners of all ages, from children to adults, grow in their language skills and emotional intelligence. With a focus on meeting each student where they are, I strive to create engaging learning environments that inspire a love for learning. A strong communicator and collaborator, I am dedicated to making a positive impact in both online and traditional classroom settings.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Educational Curriculum Developer/Author

Owner
03.2019 - Current

• Developed "Beginner Conversational Spanish for Kids," a comprehensive Spanish curriculum for young learners and teens.

• Designed engaging lessons covering vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and conversation.

• Incorporated interactive methodologies like Total Physical Response (TPR).

• Created diverse multimedia educational materials and assessment tools.

• Included cultural elements and detailed pronunciation guides.

• Published the curriculum as an eBook, accessible to parents, teachers, and homeschoolers.

• In the process of creating educational content on array of subjects such as history, memory work, life science skills and more.

Homeschool Teacher

Mastery of Self Academy
08.2015 - Current
  • Guiding students to explore life, and learn about self-love, self-discipline, and emotional intelligence
  • Curriculum development, lesson planning, and progress assessment
  • Covering subjects-reading, writing, math, social studies, and science
  • Maintaining all student records and complying with all state laws
  • Fostered a love of learning and increased interest in the world
  • Administered tests and assignments to evaluate each child's progress
  • Implemented curricula such as Excellence in Writing, Power Homeschool, Saxon Math, and EIW
  • Identified strengths and weaknesses in each child and sought to enhance strengths and work diligently on weaknesses in their academics.

Volunteer Mentor

Upbring Krause children's center
08.2020 - 06.2021
  • Attended orientation and training sessions
  • Respected youth, their cultures, and backgrounds
  • Guided youth to opportunities to learn life skills and positive problem-solving skills
  • Continued communication with youth when returned home to be a support system
  • Helped to ease some of the fear, anger, and sadness experienced from the removal of home, or mental health struggles.

English Teacher (ESL)

VIPKID
08.2015 - 09.2019
  • Taught full immersion English in a 1:1 online environment to ages 5-14 across China
  • Assessed students' progress and provided accurate and honest feedback to parents
  • Taught phonetics, spelling, and vocabulary in the English language
  • Identified students' struggles and helped them with spoken skills accordingly
  • Participated in online ongoing educational and interactive technique training courses
  • Used a variety of teaching methods to teach English lessons and inspired students' enthusiasm of the English language.

Mobile Crisis Counselor

Meadows/UCBH
11.2015 - 09.2017
  • Provided crisis intervention services, verbal de-escalation, and triage crisis for safe outcomes
  • Accurately recorded consumer information by following policy and procedures in the documentation process
  • Conducted face-to-face mobile and walk-in assessments
  • Evaluated consumer needs and collaborated with existing services
  • Interviewed clients, reviewed records, or conferred with other professionals to evaluate their mental state
  • Knowledge of risk issues including suicide risk assessment, suicide prevention, safety planning, and crisis follow-up.

Administrative Manager

Bravo Wireless Services, LLC.
04.2012 - 09.2015

• Maintained accurate project files and promptly distributed closeout documents to meet corporate and customer standards.

• Interviewed new hires and collected necessary certificates, applications, and documents for onboarding.

• Managed administrative tasks including company insurance, timely bill payments, depositing company checks, answering calls, booking transportation and hotels for employees.

• Ensured crews reviewed and signed safety paperwork, and addressed any legal issues like workers' compensation.

• Worked with clients' management to review job contracts.

English Teacher (ESL)

Cypress Hill Local Development
09.2006 - 06.2012
  • Taught immigrant adult students English at a nonprofit
  • Taught reading, writing, and job readiness for interviews
  • Identified students' struggles and used a variety of methods to assist students
  • Created and prepared hands-on student activities and worksheets.

ESL Teacher (Part-Time)

Croupier Institute
08.2003 - 05.2006
  • Taught adult students conversational English
  • Prepared students for job interviews and created resumes
  • Assisted director in office duties
  • Prepared activities and taught all the academic courses in English.

ELA Teacher

Colegio San Antonio (Private School)
08.2000 - 05.2006
  • Responsible for grades Kinder-7th
  • Prepared English activities, exams, and grades
  • Taught phonetics, spelling, and vocabulary in the English language
  • Evaluated students' progress
  • Taught students with learning disabilities in small groups.

Education

Bachelor's (Cum Laude) - English

University of Inter-Americana
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
06.2006

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Google Docs
  • Excel
  • Bilingual in Advance Spanish
  • Intermediate Portuguese
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Student Motivation
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Multicultural Sensitivity
  • Classroom Management
  • Response-to-intervention understanding
  • Lesson Planning
  • Student evaluations

Timeline

Volunteer Mentor

Upbring Krause children's center
08.2020 - 06.2021

Educational Curriculum Developer/Author

Owner
03.2019 - Current

Mobile Crisis Counselor

Meadows/UCBH
11.2015 - 09.2017

Homeschool Teacher

Mastery of Self Academy
08.2015 - Current

English Teacher (ESL)

VIPKID
08.2015 - 09.2019

Administrative Manager

Bravo Wireless Services, LLC.
04.2012 - 09.2015

English Teacher (ESL)

Cypress Hill Local Development
09.2006 - 06.2012

ESL Teacher (Part-Time)

Croupier Institute
08.2003 - 05.2006

ELA Teacher

Colegio San Antonio (Private School)
08.2000 - 05.2006

Bachelor's (Cum Laude) - English

University of Inter-Americana
DIANA WOOD